DUBAI: The Bus-on-Demand service of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) recorded huge growth in the number of commuters on board these buses. Statistics reveal that 603,052 riders used this service from the time of launch in February 2020 until the end of 2021. The service recorded a significant increase in ridership numbers, where 428,377 […]
DUBAI: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, launched the Great Arab Minds initiative. The initiative will be driven by and headquartered at the Museum of the Future, the Emirates’ new global scientific landmark. Great Arab Minds is the Arab world’s largest movement designed to search […]
ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace announced today a new agreement with Manchester City Football club, which establishes the legendary hotel as the Club’s Official Luxury Hotel Partner. The partnership will see the Emirates Palace brand featured across Manchester City’s facilities, including Etihad Stadium, its training ground, and the team’s training kit. The hotel has […]
Last month, Amazon had announced its “difficult” decision to “retire” Alexa.com on May 1, 2022. Thankfully, Alexa.com and your friendly voice assistant Alexa, are not the same. Web fanatics would recall Alexa as a divine gift when the World Wide Web was in its infancy stage. It was founded in 1996, offering online traffic monitoring […]
As Tom Stoltman crouched down to pick up the fifth and final Atlas Stone, a 210-kilogram (almost 463 pounds) spherical behemoth —slightly heavier than an upright piano — and lift it up to a platform at shoulder height, he knew it was the only thing standing between him and becoming the ‘World’s Strongest Man.’ It […]
Two twins in California ended up being born on different days, months and years thanks to a rare ‘one in two million’ occurrence. Little Aylin Yolanda Trujillo and her brother Alfredo Antonio Trujillo were born 15 minutes apart on New Year’s Eve — each one straddling midnight, meaning they were technically born in different years. […]
SHARJAH: Sharjah is witnessing a new dawn of art and photography with the opening of ‘Gallery X’, the emirate’s new and permanent venue for photography exhibitions at the iconic Al Majaz Amphitheatre. Curated by the Sharjah Government Media Bureau’s (SGMB) Xposure International Photography Festival, Gallery X will host monthly exhibitions featuring the works of award-winning […]
Another year has passed, and with it, another candle has been added to Kane Tanaka’s birthday cake. Many of us will have ambitious resolutions heading into 2022, but Kane has seen more new years than anyone else on this planet and is presumably not naive enough to bother at this stage. Kane was born on […]
DUBAI: A flawless, vivid yellow sapphire was unveiled at the Sri Lanka Pavilion to coincide with the National Day celebrations of the tropical island republic. The sparkling Mushan Vibrant Golden Yellow Sapphire is a 203-carat, cushion-cut gem, and has been brought to Expo 2020 Dubai by Mushan International, a leading sapphire exporter of Sri Lanka. It […]
A Philadelphia mother has given birth to what is believed to be the world’s first Tesla baby: an infant delivered in the front seat of an electric smart car while it was driving on autopilot. The remarkable delivery, took place recently while Yiran Sherry, 33, and her husband Keating Sherry, 34, were taking their three-year-old […]
SHARJAH: The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) announces the development of Sharjah’s newest pro-skatepark attraction which will be part of its much anticipated and upcoming beach destination, Al Hira Beach. Scheduled for completion in Q1 of 2022 along with the opening of Al Hira Beach, the new attraction comes as part of a partnership […]
